This staircase is a walk-through sculpture designed by the “Dreihausfrauen” group of architects who are graduates of the Düsseldorf Academy of Arts. The staircase combines two apartments joined together to form one unit in Düsseldorf. This multi-functional element is made bookshelves which form a staircase, creating a library and stairs at the same time. The staircase encompasses the total height of both apartments (6,5m) and manages to combine these into one unit.

As a new feature for 2013, StairPorn.org will be accepting guest blogs from our readers and contributors. Our first guest blog discusses staircases as an artistic statement – and is written by EeStairs’ Creative Director, Cornelis van Vlastuin. The renowned painter James Whistler once wrote that “an artist is not paid for his labour but […]